In response to the growing demand for electric equipment to work on low or zero-emission job sites, Hitachi presents its new five-tonne battery-powered excavator. The ZX55U-6EB is the first Hitachi-branded model in this class, and follows on from the success of the eight-tonne ZE85 electric excavator. It draws on the company’s rich heritage as an electrical company, and its experience and expertise in producing wired ultra-large excavators to mines around the world.